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Improve employee safety and satisfaction in the workplace, and ensure your business is compliant with local legislation.
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The Occupational Health and Safety online short course from the University of Cape Town (UCT) will equip you with the skills to ensure legal compliance and create a safe, productive working environment for employees. You’ll learn how to conduct risk assessments, effectively manage workplace hazards and stressors, compile an investigative report, and oversee OHS training at your organization. Ultimately, you’ll leave with knowledge that can be applied across corporate and industrial settings, and a certificate validating your competencies in occupational health and safety.
Those looking to advance their career prospects and take a lead on OHS matters at their companies will likely find this course beneficial. It’s suitable for both professionals looking to break into the field, and those who already have experience in occupational health and safety and want to build on an existing qualification. The content of this Saiosh-accredited online course is also ideal for business leaders who want to ensure employee safety and satisfaction, and guarantee compliance with legislation. The online learning approach builds in both structure and flexibility, and students will receive support from tutors throughout the 10-week journey.
Learn how to ensure your organisation meets requirements for occupational health and safety as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course.
Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1: Introduction to OHS
Module 2: Organisation of health and safety management
Module 3: Risk assessment and control
Module 4: Managing hazards
Module 5: Managing machinery, power sources and other equipment
Module 6: Managing hazardous substances
Module 7: Managing health stressors and training
Module 8: Managing construction activities and incidents
Module 9: Preventing, preparing for and responding to fires
Module 10: Managing health and safety performance
Explore approaches to occupational health and safety, and earn an official certificate of completion from the University of Cape Town.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
The number of workers around the world who die annually as a result of occupational accidents or diseases.
_International Labour Organization (2020).___
The year-on-year decrease in the number of fatalities recorded in South Africa’s mining industry from 2018 to 2019.
_South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (Oct, 2020).___
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